Two people of interest in Tillamook State Forest killing have been charged with murder

Police say the wanted man who was arrested after he ran from a traffic stop in Northeast Portland on Monday evening had body armor, guns and ammo, and someone else’s work ID and driver’s license inside his car. Levi Jon Lapage, 32, had an open felony warrant from...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police arrested a driver Monday night who they said fled from a traffic stop and then ran into someone's home. Police surrounded the Northeast Portland home and said they found the driver hiding in the attic of a garage. On Tuesday, Portland Police identified the suspect...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police identified the man who was fatally shot early Saturday morning in a Southeast Portland parking lot. The shooting was reported at about 2 a.m. near the intersection of Southeast 112th Avenue and Division Street. The medical examiner confirmed that 20-year-old Tyz’Juan James died from a...

ASTORIA, Ore. — An Astoria man has been arrested on charges of attempted murder after an incident where he allegedly threw an IED in a warming shelter and then stabbed an employee. Dwayne Blair, 58, was arrested by police after an altercation at the Astoria Warming Center on February...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police has provided the unofficial number of shootings for the month of January as the city’s gun violence crisis continues. According to Portland Police, officers responded to 95 shootings through the first month of 2023. CRIME MAP | Check in on crime in your...

HAZEL DELL, Wash, — One person was killed and another seriously injured in a van fire Tuesday morning, said the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Shortly before 8:15 a.m. crews from Clark County Fire District 6 and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrived at the scene of a "fully involved" van fire in the 8400 Block of NE 8th Avenue.

Vancouver Police are looking for the people who stole a truck and crashed it into a 'Minit Mart' early Tuesday morning. Officers say that just before 4 a.m. the suspects crashed into the glass doors of the convenience store. They drove off and ended up in a neighborhood near Northwest 45th Street.

SALEM, Ore. — Salem Police arrested a man accused of stabbing someone during an attempted carjacking early Monday morning before trying to steal another car in the area. The first incident took place at about 12:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Mega Foods Store on Devonshire Avenue NE.

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Following a 2-day fitness hearing in late January, Washington County Judge Ricardo Menchaca ruled that Salvador Martinez-Romero is mentally fit for trial. Martinez-Romero is accused of killing Janet Risch and wounding several others with a knife during a Wells Fargo bank robbery and attempted escape in 2019.

SCAPPOOSE, Ore. — A truck driver from Vancouver died Monday afternoon in a crash along the Scappoose-Vernonia Highway, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies say that Dennis Hickethier, 69, of Vancouver was driving a tractor-trailer along the highway when at about 1:20 p.m. the truck and trailer went off the road and started to roll.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Belmont Goats, the iconic Portland nonprofit-funded herd of goats, is reporting that their fence was cut Monday night, releasing their herd of goats - and that a note was found on the scene declaring it to be an intentional act in protest of the homeless camp sweeps in the area.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police are looking for suspects who crashed a van through the door of a Northwest Portland bike shop early Monday morning to burglarize the business. The break-in at Fat Tire Farm bicycles on Northwest Thuman Street happened just before 2 a.m. Officers say two men drove...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen car through a residential home in Vancouver Sunday night. Clark County Sheriff's Office Deputies arrived at NE 47th Street and 56th Ave around 8:15 p.m. after a traffic collision was reported. According to calls by neighbors,...

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard officer who saved the suspect in a bizarre series of crimes - stealing a boat and driving it into stormy seas after placing a dead fish at the "Goonies" house - has spoken about the dramatic rescue. The Coast Guard says two aircrews...

Hillsboro Police say they took a 39-year-old man into custody Saturday morning. At 9 a.m., police responded to a call near the intersection of Northeast 20th Place and Northeast Hyde Street. Neighbors told police they heard hearing gunshots in the backyard of a nearby house. When police arrived, they made...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two women face DUII charges after they drove southbound on I-5, in the northbound lanes. Both incidents happened separately within one hour of each other. Around 1 a.m. Saturday, a grey 2021 Nissan Kicks driven by 38-year-old Margot J. Wolfsehr crashed into another vehicle nearly head-on near the Corbett exit.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Grand Ronde Tribe opened an opioid treatment clinic in Portland near Southeast 82nd Avenue and Powell Boulevard on Monday. It's open to any tribal member, other natives, and the community at large. It's their second Great Circle Recovery location. The first one opened in Salem...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police and Portland Fire have recovered a body in the Willamette River north of Terminal 2. Crews were initially dispatched around 3:15 p.m. and city officials tell KATU that a caller alerted them to the body but was not able to stay at the location.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A local man is fighting to change the course of history for local Black families by helping them save their homes and lay a stronger foundation for generations to follow. The group Taking Ownership PDX helps Black homeowners with everything from yard maintenance to roof repairs.

BEAVERTON, Ore. — A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold in Beaverton as the jackpot prize grows to $747 million, the fifth largest in the game’s history. The Oregon Lottery said a $100,000 winner was also purchased in Cottage Grove last Friday. The jackpot has been growing...